Introduction
Shu (as king) is the third ruler in Manetho's "Reign of the Gods" king-list, succeeding Ra.
Family
- Father: Ra (as king)
- Children: Geb (as king)
- Siblings: Neferirkare (as told in the Westcar tale), Sahure (as told in the Westcar tale), Userkaf (as told in the Westcar tale)
Third of the Divine Kings
As with Ra's reign, Manetho's surviving fragments offer little specific narrative for Shu's kingship beyond his position in the succession from Ra to Geb, reflecting how the king-list tradition prioritized an unbroken chain of legitimate rule over developed narrative for each individual reign.
This article records a specific literary or theological role — a king-list entry, a court tale, or a royal legitimation narrative — rather than the deity's or ruler's fuller religious identity, which (where applicable) is covered in the separate Egyptian Pantheon project.